Hampton University’s journalism school has a new advisory board that includes senior executives at Facebook, The New York Times, CBS and News Corp.

The 27-member board was assembled by Brett Pulley, the new dean of HU’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. He began in January and worked on creating a board immediately, he said.

Members include James Murdoch, deputy COO of News Corp., Robert Christie, senior vice president at the New York Times, David Rhodes, president of CBS News and Joe Lockhart, vice president of global communications at Facebook.

The board will help guide HU’s 400-student journalism school as traditional media shifts to a digital landscape, Pulley said. The school opened in 2002 and is celebrating its 10th anniversary in October.

“We have to teach the fundamentals of the profession here, but going forward we also have to have a much broader perspective of the entire world of digital content and distribution,” he said.

Having big names on the advisory board will put HU’s journalism school on the radar of some of the most important people in the industry, he added.

For example, board member Subhash Chandra is found and chairman of Essel Group, one of India’s biggest media companies.

The board will give students opportunities for internships, jobs and guidance as the media industry continues to change, Pulley said.

Here's a complete list of advisory board members:

Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL Corp.

Richard Boehne, president and CEO of E.W. Scripps Co.

Subhash Chandra, founder and chairman, Essel Group

Robert Christie, senior vice president of corporate communications, New York Times